filesystem Types | Description | Notation used in [Type] attributes in Explorer |
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Local filesystem | Data is stored in the OS's filesystem.It performs the fastest, but it cannot save the file meta-information such as owner and permissions of a file, or whether a file is write-protected by the file lock feature or not.
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Extended local filesystem | The file meta-information is stored in the repository database and data itself is stored in the OS's filesystem.It does not perform as fast as the Local filesystem.
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LOCAL|EXTENDED |
Database filesystem | Both the file meta-information and the file data are stored in the repository database table.
the maximum file size supported varies depending on the DBMS used. ![]() |
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Item | Filesystem Type | case sensitive or case insensitive | applicable fields |
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Files and directories found under /etc, /home, /share (when a repository database is used) |
Database filesystem | Complies with the database you use and settings of that |
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Files and directories found under /etc, /home, /share (no repository database is used) |
Local filesystem | Depends on OS platform in which DataSpiderServer is running
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Name of files and directories to be stored, except for /etc,/home,/share | Local filesystem and Extended local filesystem | Depends on OS platform in which DataSpiderServer is running
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Names stored in configuration files. | - | Case sensitive |
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Names of files and directories stored under associated mount points | Database filesystem | Case Sensitive | - |
Local filesystem and Extended local filesystem | Depends on OS platform in which DataSpiderServer is running
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